Alawar Entertainment has announced the release of Dream Farm a new online business simulation game for the PC. The goal of the game is to grow vegetation on your computer and then bring them to the online market to sell. Players set the price of the item and the game will monitor the supply and demand of that particular item and adjust the game accordingly.

Players get a taste of farming. All of the in-game money earned can then be spent on newer equipment, land, seeds and new production facilities and other such things. The more money players can earn, the better equipment they can buy. Of course, better equipment leads to a better process, which in turn leads to more money. It probably won’t be that easy, though.

If you are into online community games or business simulation games, check out Dream Farm.

Metaplace is a unique online area where users can build their own virtual world. The worlds are diverse and can be anything you want. The user’s imagination is the only thing limiting the worlds. The worlds can be a store front, an office park,  just a real nature park or anything else you can dream up.

The users have ultimate control over their worlds. The world editor is pretty intense. You can add all sorts of shapes, trees and even raise and lower the terrain. The other nice feature is users can use pictures they have on their harddrive or they found on the internet. Players can use a URL and get the picture to their world that way. It is an interesting concept that adds a lot of possibilities to the world building.

Players do not automatically have money to build anything they want, though. Players have to earn money by visiting other players worlds and interacting with other players. There is a central hub where everyone can meet and hang out. The more people you interact with the more money you gain and players can gain levels as well.

Metaplace offers hours and maybe even days of building enjoyment for the person that likes to build virtual worlds and interact virtually with other people. There are resemblances to Second Life, but more focused on building and designing your world. The world is an ever living thing and can always be added to and changed. Some users have intense worlds and I am sure have spent a lot of time fine tuning the worlds.

If Metaplace sounds like a virtual place you want to check out, you can do that! The folks at Metaplace were nice enough to pass along beta keys. The beta keys will be good for a week and will allow you to find out for yourself the unique idea that is Metaplace.

Head over to Metaplace and enter the key MPCGC in the redeem your invite key box. The key is only good for a week and for the first 100 people so don’t wait.

TetrisFriends.com is a great tetris communtiy site. Players have the opportunity to play Tetris in a few different forms. Players can enjoy the game in a marathon mode, Tetris sprint, Tetris Survival, Tetris Ultra, Tetris 2 player and, eventually, Tetris Sprint 5 player.

Players can join the site for free and earn tokens. The more you play the more tokens you earn. Players get tokens for signing up. The tokens can be used to unlock accessories or locked games, such as the 5 player version of Tetris. The accessories are enhancements to the playing experience, such as new designs.

Tetris Marathon mode has players attempting to last through 15 levels. Each time you clear a line from the board you get closer to getting to the next level. Each level brings faster game play and more strategy. The player can see the next four items that will come, but it is not always easy to fit those items in. Players need to plan ahead and strategize to be able to last through all 15 levels.

Tetris Sprint mode challenges players to clear forty lines as fast as they can. The goal is to clear the forty lines as fast as you can and the rate the blocks fall stays constant the entire time. Players can use the down arrow to get the blocks to drop faster and speed up there time. Registered users can see how their time stacks up against other’s times.

Tetris Ultra mode is a mode that needs to be unlocked so players will have to save up their tokens to be able to play in this mode. The goal in this mode is to score as many points as possible in two minutes. Players have to be strategic to rack up the points and hold the top leader spot.

Tetris Sprint 5 Player mode allows up to 5 people to compete against each other in Sprint mode. Players have to be the first to clear 40 lines. Players can see a window of their opponents and how well they are doing as they are battling.

The last option is Tetris Battle 2 player mode. This mode is exactly as it sound, players battle each other for two minutes to try and be the top scorer. Every time a line is cleared by either you or your opponent the other player gets lines added to their board.

Tetrisfriends. com is an online community dedicated to Tetris fans. There are quite a few different modes to play in and even has multi-player options, which is always more fun. If you are a Tetris fan or really just like playing Tetris every now and then, check out TetrisFriends.com.

Come2Play is a new multi-player API for flash developers. The API is looking to take the work out of creating multi-player games for developers so they can concentrate on what they know best, developing. Developers can create an entire social network with the API. The API will take care of the bandwidth issues, database design and maintenance. 

Come2Play API handles everything involved with creating multi-player games, such as managing players chats and handling buddy lists. Everything has been thought of even monetizing the game.

Come2Play even offers a testing environment to test out the game to make sure it is going to play like you want it to play. Once the game is ready to go developers can put it on the site and start to monetize. Developers will receive $5,000 after they have achieved one million game plays as long as it is after the three month mark. Developers are able to sell ad space in their game too.

If you are a flash developer, check out Come2Play and see if it will work for you.

OGPlanet has announced that BB Tanks has gone into open beta. Open beta means anyone can sign up and try the game out. Not to mention it helps OGPlanet test how the game handles many people at the same time. Players have to go to OGPlanet’s web site and download the client software. Install the client, connect and start playing.

BB Tanks is a turn-based strategy tank shooter. The weapons for the tanks vary a lot. Players can equip their tanks with homing missiles, which aren’t that strange, but they can also equip the tanks with poisonous gas and water balloons. Players can equip their tanks and battle with up to seven of their friends during the open beta. Premium items won’t be added until the game goes live, but there will be other interesting surprises during the beta.

If you are into strategy tank shooters, head over to OGPlanet’s web site and check out BB Tanks.

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